Found this quarter in a box of circulated quarters. it doesn't look like a damaged coin, to me it looks like a Mint Error. What is your opinion.
I like it. You might be right. Maybe some type of struck thru. Doesn't look like the rim was effected. It almost looks like some type of seam here as well.
Interesting. I'm thinking two things. Struck through debris (worn die strike) or even struck through capped die.
Sometimes the Reverse Die could be the Hammer and the Obverse Die the Anvil. Something I learned when I visited the Philadelphia Mint.
A very nice example of a 'grease' filled die (machinery oil, etc.) Not struck thru a capped die, imo. Most Die Caps are Obv., but it depends on the orientation (Buff Nickels and Merc Dimes have the Reverse Die as the upper or hammer die, for example)
When I met you at the Philly Show 2 years ago I visited the US Mint. They had a set-up display of how planchets are struck and they showed the Reverse die as a hammer and the Obverse Die as the anvil. It was for the recent Quarters. I couldn't take a picture because they don't allow it. Federal building.
Yes, with the modern Schuler presses, State quarters and Dimes are struck with the Rev. Die being considered the 'hammer' die (although they are now horizontal presses, not top/bottom)
Thanks Mr. Weinberg and all. This thread saved me an hour or so of research. Edited: corrected ‘saved’ spelling.
